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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01
Ballion shipment.

The Observation-Disclosures Mining
Company shipped this week through
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express Q bars Of
bullion, valued ut $500.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01

A lot of gents ready-made clothing,
newest styles, just received at Sol
Hips.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01

vsasl,su ~
payment Of all said sums, with three per cent pei
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01

lnlii ship q sample 10 thuse dsnlrip9 an
trial on liberei terms. 4 iheuseaa per e
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01

ron an Kltus always ON manu-.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
WHEN EDNA WAS NAUGHTY.
The True Story OF n Little Girl Who Didn't
Want the Old Cat .'Bossiny" Her.

The True Story or n Little Girl Who Didn't
Want the Old Cat "sossing' Her.
Elna was naughty one day. very
naughty. indeed. for such little girl as
she. do not like to tell about it. In the
first place. she did not mind. and then
she struck her mamma. Only think of it!
Mamma looked at her little daughter
sadly. "You must go into the closet.
and stay there until you can be good
girl" said she.
Then Elna began to cry as loud rs
she could cry; but she took her little
cricket and went into the closet. just
the same. 1t was dark closet when
the door was shut. but mamma didn't
quite shut the door Elna kept on
crying. however.
MY child" said mamma, pretty soon.
Il want you to be more quiet"
Naughty Edna cried all the louder.
Didn't you hear me?" asked
mamma II want you to stop crying
this minute"
But Edna didn't pay the least bit of
attention. She went on crying even
louder yet, if such thing were pos
sible. Mamma hardly knew what to
think. because. you see. Edna is
usually very good little girl.
Then mamma began to count slowly,
Zone, two. three. four
But before she got to ten. something
funny happened. The old gray kitty,
who had all this time been lying quiet
ly before the fire. suddenly jumped up
and walked straight into the closet.
She caught Edna's wrist between her
fore-paws. and bit and scratched it
not very hard. of course. but quite
hard enough to surprise and brighten
the little girl into keeping as still as a
mouse for as much as minute. Then
the old kitty walked back to the mat
before the fire. and curled herself
down for another nap; and not until
then did Elna find her voice again.
20 mammal sobbed she. 20 man.
ma. will be good!'
very WE'LL" said ma NINA. trying hard
not to smile; '.you may come out"
So out of the closet the little girl
came. and rushed straight into MANI
mas arms.
IL will be good" she sobbed
again; '.but-but l don't want tina.
old cat bossing me round all the time,
mammal
Mamma laughed then; she couldn't
help it.
Then you mustn't be naughty,
dear" she said Youths COnaCQnion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
The Height Of a Tree.

Some of your Fresh-Air Fund boys
may be glad TO learn simple method
of measuring the height of tree by
its shadow, so to please them give
herewith two methods to do it cor
rectly:
I. Get stick say six feet long;
choose a time of day when the stick
will cast a shadow ten feet long.
Then with tape-measure get the
length of the shadow of the tree. Null
tiply the length of the shadow of the
tree by the length of the stick, and
divide by the length of the shadow of
the stick. For example: Suppose the
the shadow Of the tree is 50 feet long.
multiplied by is 800. divided by 10
gives so feet as the height of the tree.
2. Draw two parallel lines, say three
feet apart. north and south, Or nearly
so; get a stick. say three and half
feet long and drive it into the ground.
say six inches. so that exactly three
feet of its length will be above ground,
the stick to be driven into the sunny
side or line. Now when the shadow
of the stick strikes the outside line. the
sun will be at an angle of forty-five de-
greeA and the length of the shadow Of
the tree will exactly equal its height.
Try It boys; it will amuse you at times
when you have nothing better to do
" " Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
Type Made from Paper.

Type made from paper is the latest
novelty. Aprocess has been patented
by which large type for printing pla.
cards can be made from pulp. Such
letters are at present cut on wood.
The pulp is desiccated and reduced to
a powdered or com ninutcd state, after
which it is thoroughly mixed with q
water-proofing liquid or material
such as parafiine oil. or a drying linseed
oil, for instance. The mixture is then
dried, and subsequently pulverized. In
its pulverized state it is introduced into
a mold of the requisite construction to
produce the desired article, type OF
block. and then subjected to pressure
to consolidate it. and heat to render
tacky or adhesive the water-proofins
material. Finally. the type is cooled
while in the mold, so as to cause it to
retain its shape and solidity.-Bostoa
transcript.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
EXCELLENT PENMEN.
The Handwriting of American Poets Di
cussed by an Expert.

The Handwriting of American Poets Dis
cussed by an Expert.
1.-THE old idea that nearly all great
literary geniuses, especially poets.
wrote poor hands. has been exploded
thoroughly" said an expert penman.
He meditated few minutes and pro-
ceeded in the same strain: ''TO illus
trate: Edgar Allan Poe wrote a fine
hand. 1t was rather small, but legible
as print. He never scrawled, however
fast he wrote. His life was checkered
enough to upset his nerves. but through
it all he wrote fair, smooth, round
hand. Richard Henry Stoddard, the
whlte-haired poet. perhaps wrote the
most beautiful hand of any of the
American poets up to several years ago.
1t was somewhat like the Spencerian
system of to-day. The letters were
well formed and even. and properly
shaded. Even now, well advanced in
years, he writes a fine copy hand as
easy to read as print. Some of his best
poems are written in hand of such
neatness and legibility as would put
the typewriter to the blush. Mr..
Stoddard handles pen with wonder
full celebrity yet. William Cullen Bry-
ant also wrote a good hand. 1t was
not as beautiful even as MIR. Stoddard' S,
but as fair and legible as the most hy-
percritical could desire. Mr.. Bryant's
handwriting has been much discussed.
He wrote a better hand than Poe,
though the latter was better at certain
times than at others.
John G. Whittier is master of fine.
plain hand that the printers bless. 1t
is as simple, small and unassuming as
he is. and can be read easily. John
Howard Payne. author Of ''Home
Sweet Home" could well have passed
for an instructor in penmanship. his
handwriting was so admirable. 1t was
somewhat too small, if any thing. but
all the letters were formed with start
ling accuracy.-M y. Nail and En-
DycSS
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
HIDDEN ANGELS.

nevc, knew . fathers love or mothers tender
care,
Ny hands were never taught to fold in attitude
Of prayer:
Ny eyes grew cruel, hardening fast knew nor
love nor fear;
Had never felt anectionats kiss or shed . hu.
name tear.
I'd tasted every cup Of sin. Of bitterness and
woe,
The human soul in degradation stepped could
ever know;
My manhood lost hopes rudder gone. stood
wreck alone,
AL nobler instincts dead; my heart, though
living, turned to stone.
With reckless gait strobe along-hark! What
is that hear!
A human sound or angel sigh waited from un-
seen sphere?
turned; two pleading eyes as blue as heavens
ethereal dome
Gazed into mine; again that cry: I'm lost
Please take me home.'
Shed grasped my hand-my Sustained hand
as tho 'twere undefiled,
In perfect confidence; little golden-haired,
fair child;
you lost, sweet one: Then where in God s
wide universe am IT,
She looked distressed, bewildered, by my sud-
den, strange reply.
But clinging to my fingers fast her cheek was
on them lain,
And swiftly fell her warm tears washing out
their guilty stain;
As beheld her sobbing thus, something awoke
that slept
A trembling ague rocked my frame. my soul
was touched-I wept.
Both lost: of the road to Heaven, she from
her home misIed;
dared TO fold her in my arms and kiss her
golden head;
led her back upon the road her wandering feet
had trod;
She led me back 20 manhood, my eternal home
and God.
Hannah ~ EOhdus, in Inter Od<oa.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

and fifty dollars. John rea.,ily
gratificd her with dressing up a lay
figure with the cloak and u
four hundred-tlollar set Of furs. After
little his customer sail they suited
her. and asked how much all would
be. John made fcint ut counting up
the figures. and said SIX hundred and
fifty dollars. Every well; will take
them. she said. and drawing rusty
looking pocke:-book from her petit
coat. proceeded to count out the
money. As the bills were mostly fives
and tens. they made noble pile. and
rs John took them from her hand. he
held them purposely Sd as to exayger-
ate their appearance. and skipped
around among tn. clerks with great
gusto.
NEARLY seven hundred dollars from
my 'rooral friends. ~ he exalted. mo
last year beaver: Cor them. if you
please, and the girl is as sweet as the
roses and pinks in my mothers gar
dem"
That days sale was coup de bon
hemr for John Harvey. 1t gave him an
Importance in the eyes of his employ
ers who increased his salary and plac-
ed him at the head of the department
Two years later he wooed and won the
girl ''sweet as the pinks and roses"
who brought him. besides her sweet
ness and beauty a snug little fortune.
which seemed all the better from hay
ing been accumulated where the pinks
and roses bloom He then returned to
Vermont to remain with his mother,
during her remaining years. not as a
clerk in the old country store. but as
the owner and proprietor. and which is
to-day, because of its neatneSs, tasteful
ordering and abundant furnishing.
noted the country round as the "best
store in the State" The villagers. too.
like Johns wife. because of her sweet
and simple ways; and it was her aunt
the old lady herself-who told the
story of Johns good fortune, which all
grew out of wcll-drected politeness to
..country-folks. "-Wids lAUake.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

Nixon bchcll her own figure reelected
in full-lcncth mirror at the stairway.
'.Here's the BRIDE chuckletl Uncle
Nahum. leading her up to Bourne.
land here's the groom" touching
BOurne's shoulder. '.And here's the
parson. all ready and waiting. Now,
| reverend sir.' to the clergyman.
''marry 'em as fast as ever you car"
And before either of the astOnished
young couSle could demonstrate they
were made Alan and wife.
DUKE" said the bride, as soon as
the ceremony was over. did you know
of this?''
mo. didn't" said Mr.. Bourne,
with his arm very tight around his lit
tie wife's waist. '.But 1 must say
approve very highly of the whole pro-
cceding."
Uncle Nahum stood by, rubbing his
hands, with his face wrcathed in one
prodigious smile.
$50 you supposed it was l who was
to be married, eh?" said he. ..Not a
bit of it, not bit of it. am too old
bird to be caught with such chaff as
| that. No. no, little Faith. Did YOU
think l was going to turn my wee
birdie out of her nest. after all the
wears she has been cherished there?
No. no, only wanted to assure my
self that your fancy was real fancy,
and this young rascal here" shifting
Bourne on the shoulder once more,
'loved you for yourself alone. and not
for the money which lie thought the
old man was going to leave you. And
you're to live here, both of you. and
we will be happy ever after. Strike
up your harps and fiddles. Let's have
dance, let's all be merry together. ="
Uncle Nahum Nixon himself led off
the bridal quadrille, dancing in the
good old style of fifty years ago.
Il can't have wedding every day"
said Uncle Nahum. breathlcssly, rs he
cut last pigeon wing, land l mean
to make the most of it. "-Boston Bud
| Qet
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS
THE DisoeeDieNT FLY.

(Based o. the Preach Pross.)
A heaistrony ani needless young fly
With her mother WAS walking one day,
On the wall OF q chimney. close By
Where kettle was boiling away.
The mother, preparing to start
To visit q neighbosng pane,
Where she " IS while the two were apart,
Directed her child TO remain
but why" she was asked in o cet.
'.Do you make me stay quietly here:"
.srm afraid" sh. replied. '.you m'gis get
TOO near yondcr vessel my dea-."
'sThere couldn't be danger at all
That kettle for me TO fy round"
"My dear you would into it fall,
And there would be s:rans!ed and drowned
"Why MI, wha. queer notions you've goti
Now. though I should venture to SO
Right over that steaming old pot.
What risk would there be, let me known
"My experience. darling has been
CTS the vapor that does it, no douoD
That ali who go near it get in,
And never 60 any get out"
The mother, believing she'd said
Sufficient her Oh Id to restrain,
With a whz and a buz swiftly sped
To meeting of flies ON the pane.
But the younger one only did laugh,
Declaring the aged and sta'd
Were always too careful by half,
Because they themselves were afraid.
Now haven't l WINGS" she went on:
Cant ty if there's cause for alarm:
And must I, when mamma is gone,
Nevei stir lest get into harm?
"rn just take short little swing,
And see il there's danger or not"
So she did and was scarce on the wing
Ere she tumbled straight into the pot.
But the fly, so unhe edinc and wild,
Had time. before dying, to say:
unhappy, unhappy the child
Who will no: its parents obey
-R5o. r. u. strong. IN Co. len Ddys.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04
Unfortunate misunderstanding.

MY DEAR" said a gentleman to his
wife, where did all those books oy
astronomy on the library table come
from? They are not ours"
"A pleasant little surprise for You, y
responded the lady. "You know. you
said this morning that we ought te
study astronomy. and SO l went to q
book store and bought every thing
could find on the subject"
1t was some minutes before he
spoke.
MY dear" he then said. slowly, hi:
voice husky with emotion, 81 never
said we must study astronomy. 1 said
that We must study economy."-M +
San.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

Eminent Scientist THE plane
tary indications give assurance that
there will be no rain for the next three
days" Man with bunion (smiling
with lofty superiority)-"There will be
rain. sir, in less than twelve hours y
Andt here was.-Boston Beacon
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

For striped melon bug it is
recommended that we add a table
spoonful of kerosene to about two
quarts of plaster and rub the mixture
between the hands until the kerosene
impregnates the mass. Put this on
the leaves the same as we would use
plaster, ashes or dry soil
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

Jane Lafen. French quardroon
Of New Orleans, is worth 81, 600, 900
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-04

There were 628 steam boiler ex-
ploejons during the last current year.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-12
A GREAT CAPITOL.
rs~ Texas Buiidia< Declared TO Ne On,
OF th- Most Sa bstaati.i IN America

rs~ Texas Buiidiag Declared to he One
OF th- Most Sa bstaatisi IN Americs-
ArsrIx. Tex. Dec. 1.-The three ex-
pert srchitects-Hsrrod. OF New Orleans
Clayton, OF Galveston. and Hsiaer, Of
Houston-sp sppointed by Governor Ross to
examine the new cspitOl. nov nearly COM
pleted. have made their report It had previ-
ou.iv been reported the dome was not safe.
The architects. after q thorough examins-
too. report the great dome safe and the
building ore Of The hneSt. most magnih-
cent. and best built granite structures in
she United States They report the work
Gone strictly according 10 the plans
and speri fications. and the material and
the workmanship even better tnsn were
called for By the contract. evincing
the honorable Intentions OF the Fsrwsii
svndicats of Chicago. who have built the
house.. For instance. the building was
found four inches longer snd little higher
than CO Ell for IN the contract, tae height Of
the done being SO feet The report Is a
tornpiefa vindicati0n from recent news
psper attacks bT enemies OF Governor Ross.
The Capifai Rosrd. the STATE Superintend-
ent and Com ~ lssioners Of Construction. the
Chicago svndicsfs. and cu5-Contrsctor
Wilxe ars nov seen 20 bs honorable men,
s5ovs cheatinx sod ehicanery. The rspors
tafss immensely with The officials. who are
proud of thekr nsr Capitol. and nov IN good
humor rith tha syndicate and contractor.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-12
At THE HECLA MINE
WHAT AyaLLsY CITY MAN OBSERVED
The Eeesat Fire iR the Ains-Ths Com
P&nyss Riches SD Property An fassi-
aaEioa Ihst Controls the Copper
Market Of the uoEta.

A prominsnt business man OF he Valley
City who had just returned from aSorshsrn
trip, was seen oy reporter for the TzLs-
GRAN -HxsALD yesterday.
did you visit ths burning Calumet and
Hsclz mines2''
Yes. and vas very much interested he
replied. ''Ihey are still on Ere and have
been Tor a period of two months. Manager
Wright claims. however. that they will
sabdue the IRE in a short time and are now
pumping carbolic acid down the nine. A
large number Of men are employed, some
$500 in all, ana strange 10 say there
are very few sAmericaEs-Iaost OF them be-
ing Cornishmen, ScandiRzyians. and a bet
ter class OF Italians. The pay roll amounts
TO between 81, 600 and So, coo per month.
The company Is now employing the men
with other work, in order 10 retain their
services have some very hne specimens
Of silver, iron and copper ore, which /
bought with me. The price OF copper has
considerably advanced since the ire. A
few weeks ago il could be bought for %
cents per h.; the price is now l5f cents
The officials are constantly receiving
telegrams from all points of Europe. enquir-
ing as 10 the amount of damage done, as
these mines rule the copper market. The
stamping mills are located Al Lake Linden,
which is one of the arms OF Torch LaSe.
having connection with Lake Superior. Here
vessels OF deep draught can proceed to lead
with the mineral Previous TO the
frs the amount of ore produced
was very large, as much as 1000 tons per
month. now they only turn out 500 tons.
The ultimate yield of copper is about 80
per cent. and from the raw material "A per
cent.
II was much struck with the stamping
mills, fifteen Of which are at work. Huge.
ponderous hammers delivering 100 strokes
per minute, crush the rock in the
pans, reducing il in size, varying from
that Of fine dust TO that of a pea.
The crash and din made by the machinery
is fearful. reminding one Of the regien
Pinto reigns over. The buildings are strik-
ingly handsome and picturesque, being
made of different colored stone, grey, red.
blue and black. An old building which is
now under alteration, is to be converted
into club house, for the use OF the en-
ployes They are to have a reading, dining
and dancing room also fine library, which
is TO contain all the latest periodicals.
II also noticed a very fiIe school house
which was attended by some 100 scholars.
Very little drunkenness is seen there. The
company also owns railroad of its own,
which is fifteen miles long, and has also
some large locomotives. The line OF road
ruus from Calumet 10 Lake Linden, where
the STAN ping mill is located. The rock is
taken from Calumet. and upon arrival al
the stamping mill it is dumped into chutes,
feeding the mills below"
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-12

6is Aes.ssr Meets wizh an Usf@ssr.bls
As<z<Eoa-

MIsszAP0Ls, Aiaa-. Dec. 1--fhsrs sss
one more lively chapter IN the rather lam-
oas Wsleh- Vilss dbel suit IN the District
Court today. The matter came u9 ga tns
order requiring ths Madison insnrsaes
Company % show cause shy thsy shooad
act farnisa some Of their books salca MI.
xslch claims cos tain evidence which ne
assds 70 sustain ais charges against oen-
Villas. AHer reading ais srldaEis M.
WeIch szid tAat a0t onIy the Insuraacs eonl-
paly's BOOKS sad p2psEs ouE TIE p<Pers In
the famous san bsrtlett sait had os~e
spirited away.
4 ssnt - 81 these papers. sail the al
tornsy. I have spent hundreds OF dollars
Ia trying 20 sss them. out they have dis
appeared, znd believe that no oae has aH
earthly interest Ia destroying taena ous
William r. NIlsz and the nenoefs VI the
Asaisoa AaIuAi Insurance company Sho
aFs impgiesbsi with him, aud these asn,
after they have destroyed al traces OF their
dezlings-hxe Hannibal. burning every
thinx In their refresE-folios ns here 10
this state, where they procure eight indlct-
meats. seven OF them based on one s1sts-
ment Of Tact.
The attorney went on in this way, using
some pretty vigorous language Bill lr"in,
Lawyer Hidden, and good many others
we're alluded to Ia unc0lnpllmentary terms,
and Ar Nelch even accused Ar. booth
with ceing against him IN the conspiracy.
la conclusion Mr.. Welch SAID he lad foogat
for fifty years tor what ns believed 10 DC
right and he made the charges against
Nilas because be considered IL III. duty TO
his nsighDors and himself 10 do so.
Sir. Davis responded briefly. he said
that Mr. Welch. after saying that ne be-
iieyes the missing papers 10 be destroyed BY
ire. asks for . stay OF proceedings until they
DO found. This would simply leave the
State poserless TO prosecute the case Mr..
Welch may have hsd some personal dif-
ference with the Members of the Madison
Mutual Insurance Company. but this is ol
no interest to the State. Mr.. Welch has
made charges upon which he had reason 10
expect indictment would be brought he
had no business 20 make the charges
unless be had the material TO substantiats
them.
Judge Lochran promptly denied the mo-
ton. he said il did not appear that the
books and papers had been DESTROYED, since
the matter Was published npon which the
indictments were founded and Mr.. Welch
should have known IL these were in exist
ence before making the charges. The Judge
did not think the papers in the Bartlett
suit would be competent evidences. Mr.
Welch was given until Dec. 10 70 tile HI:
bill Of particulars.
Telegram-herald., 1887-12-12
WANTS TO FIGHT a DUEL.
A Niece of Lucky Baldwin On the War
path.

SAS FRAScrsco. Cal, Dec. l1.-Veroua
Baldwin, who became notorious by trying
TO shoot her relative, Lucky" Baldwin,
the racing man and owner Of the great
Santa Anita ranch. some forty miles in ex.
tent, In Sout hern California, has challenged
the son OF Senator Hearst 70 mortal combat.
Miss Baldwin, who claims 10 have been
wronged by her rich kinsman. is well known
in the East Recently Hsarsts newspaper,
the San Francisco EraAsiRer, published .
biographical notice of Verona. which SO ex-
cited her indignation that she sent letter
10 the young editor challenging him to a
duel. After applying various epithets, such
as mean coward" etc, to young Hearst,
Miss Baldwin concluded her pointed epistle
as follows:
/ challenge you TO meet me in an open
field of battle on the Mexican frontier. the
duel to be fought with repeating rifles
Were il possible / would deifsy the ex-
penses. Since l cannot / am humbled 70
say you must pay all expenses so incurred.
You, sir, choose your own seco nds where
you will. / shall select mine after | have
crossed the border. where / know gentle
men are to De found.
Very truly. i Am,
vKRoNA BALDWIN.